When the band return after a short hiatus they go immediately into Unforgiven... Already impressive in its studio guise, this live rendition ups the power and emotion on every level, with Sertari's incantatory Latin recitation sharing the honours with Luke Machin's coruscating lead guitar work to make this a truly stunning piece of music. PHOTOS:..
HAWKWIND – Hawkwind: Deluxe Edition (Esoteric / Cherry Red)
It's probably fair to say that this is the most difficult Hawkwind album to assess with the benefit of hindsight ... The following year's In Search Of Space was itself still transitional, but if that was a stepping stone towards Doremi and Space Ritual, this album is the riverbank that those steps began from. So..
ANDY BOWN – Out There: A Deep Space Love Story (SecondWave)
Andy Bown? Well, 'the man on the Clapham Omnibus' may not know the name, but the reality of it is very different. He has always been a musician who, despite his achievements has remained low-key in his own public image, but that is far from the end of it. As a certain TV show once..
Anneke Van Giersbergen Announces ‘La Mort’ EP, Out On 27th March
In a year filled with The Gathering nostalgia, ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN looks ahead, unveiling a new solo EP The EP ‘La Mort’, the second part of her triptych ‘La Vie, La Mort, L’Amour’, will be released on March 27, 2026 - Record Store Day exclusive vinyl edition to follow on April 18th Photo: Mark Uyl..
EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS – TEENAGE DEPRESSION / LIFE ON THE LINE (Cherry Red / Captain Oi)
Some of the finest high-octane rock ever pressed onto vinyl, and more than that, sounding as fresh now as it did 50 years ago. It might just make you 15 again, and filled with the irrational urge to skip school and stop taking crap from the older generation which you now, ironically, are. And that's..
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AYREON RELEASES NEW VIDEO FROM UPCOMING 30TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE ALBUM
Ayreon has revealed the live video for the spectacular rendition of Everybody Dies, from the upcoming live release, 30th Anniversary - An Amazing Flight Through Time which is out on 22 May via Music Theories Recordings / Artone. Everybody Dies is the second song taken from the album and features the powerhouse vocal performances of..
KARNIVOOL Release ‘In Verses’, First New Album For Over 12 Years
Australian quintet Karnivool have released their long-awaited album In Verses via Cymatic Records/The Orchard.Almost 13 years in the making, In Verses is a culmination of the last decade of life experiences that have brought Karnivool to this point. Meticulously formed and delivered, the LP’s ten tracks journey through collective feelings of frustration, catharsis, and a..
GRACIOUS! – The Recordings 1970-1971 (Esoteric / Cherry Red)
Put simply, this is a fascinating document of a band who, like so many others at that wild and unrestricted time, were partly a victim of their own wilful strangeness and partly the cruel vagaries of chance. The Recordings 1970-1971. Straight away the title lets you know that we're not exactly dealing with Rolling Stones..
MYRATH ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE AND UPCOMING ALBUM
Tunisian–French metal innovators Myrath release their new single Soul Of My Soul, a deeply emotional and intimate song about love, loss, and the bond that survives beyond time and absence. Rather than mourning what is gone, the band explores memory as something eternal - a presence that lingers in every breath, every silence, every corner..
ZEN ORCHESTRA – Zen Orchestra (Sound Stuff Records)
Basically, if you like that classic neo-prog sound, but not to the exclusion of all else, this will be an album you can approach with confidence ... It’s just the right digestible length for a one-sitting listen, and never outstays its welcome – and yes, it is a fine and fitting memorial to Stewart Milner...